Where does “pyrrolone” come from?

pyrrolone (English) comes from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

pyrrolone (English): Any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrole

Definitions

  1. Any heterocyclic ketone derived from pyrrole

Ancestry of “pyrrolone”, step by step

pyrrolone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English One

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOneThe number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English pyrrole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrroleAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
2GermanPyrrolpyrrole
3Ancient Greekπυρρόςflame-coloured, yellowish-red; red-haired,...
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “pyrrolone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an